Quotes by Chesterfield, Lord

In my mind, there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible >>

Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so. >>

If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatev >>

Quotations about Fathers

By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am pro >>

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love t >>

An unforgiving eye, and a damned disinheriting countenance! >>

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

Chesterfield, Lord